Agladrillia nitens

Agladrillia nitens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1][2]

Agladrillia nitens
Drawing of a shell of Agladrillia nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Agladrillia
Species:	A. nitens
Binomial name
Agladrillia nitens (Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
Clavatula nitens Hinds, 1843 (original combination) Drillia (Clavatula) nitens (Hinds, 1843) Mangilia nitens Hinds, 1843 Pleurotoma nitens Reeve, 1846

Description

((described as Mangilia nitens)) The shell reaches a length of 12 mm and consists of 8 carinately shouldered whorls. It has a flesh-brown coloration. The sculpture of the shell consists of longitudinal, sharp, oblique ribs that are pointed at the shoulder angle and extend to the suture. Additionally, the shell features revolving striae. The outer lip is sharp, and the aperture is oval. The siphonal canal is short. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off North Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Philippines and the Makassar Strait. ^[4]